Heart-shaped mini cakes for Mother’s Day
Recipe for delicious heart-shaped mini cakes
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Today I have a special recipe for you, perfect for Mother’s Day, but not only :) You can give these heart-shaped mini cakes to a loved one for their birthday or an anniversary. Preparing the cake itself is not difficult, and it’s the presentation that makes them so special :) If you’re a bit worried about your skills, prepare these mini cakes in a pretty glass and serve them as a dessert :) You must try them!
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Heart-shaped mini cakes for Mother’s Day step-by-step recipe
Prepare these adorable mini cakes for Mother’s Day or another family occasion. If you want, you can even use a store-bought ready-made sponge cake to make the work even faster and smoother :)
Heart-shaped mini cakes recipe
Wyposażenie
- Baking tray approximately 25/35 cm.
Składniki
ingredients for sponge cake for mini cakes
- 3 egg whites (from size L eggs)
- 3 egg yolks
- 70 g sugar (1/3 cup)
- 60 g wheat flour – all-purpose (a little over 1/3 cup)
- 40 g potato starch (2 heaped tablespoons)
ingredients for mascarpone cream for the cake
- 250 g mascarpone cheese (well chilled)
- 250 ml heavy cream (well chilled)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons jam (strawberry with xylitol from Stovit)
ingredients for cake decoration
- strawberries
- blueberries
- colorful sprinkles
- punch (a little water with sugar and lemon juice)
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How to make sponge cake for the cake
- Beat the egg whites with sugar until thick, very fluffy, and shiny.3 egg whites, 70 g sugar
- Meanwhile, sift both flours together through a sieve.60 g wheat flour – all-purpose, 40 g potato starch
- Add the egg yolks to the beaten egg whites and gently mix.3 egg yolks
- Pour in the flours and gently mix.
- Line a large baking pan with parchment paper.
- Spread the batter and level it carefully.
- Bake at 170 degrees Celsius (fan mode) for about 12-15 minutes – until a dry skewer comes out clean.
- After baking, let it cool, then cut out heart shapes with a larger heart-shaped cookie cutter.
How to make mascarpone cream
- Beat the cold heavy cream with powdered sugar.250 ml heavy cream, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- Once the cream is thick, add the cold mascarpone cheese one tablespoon at a time and mix until combined.250 g mascarpone cheese
- Transfer half of the cream to a piping bag.
- Add strawberry jam to the other half and mix thoroughly. Transfer the cream to a second piping bag.2-3 tablespoons jam
- Place one heart and gently brush it with punch made from water and lemon juice.punch
- Pipe both creams onto the heart – if you wish, you can add some chopped fruit.strawberries
- Place a second heart on the cream, soak it, and pipe the creams again.
- Place a third heart, soak it, and apply the creams.
- Finally, decorate the top of the mini cake with fresh fruit and colorful sprinkles.blueberries, colorful sprinkles, strawberries
- You can make mini cakes with several layers of cake.
- Store the mini cakes in the refrigerator.
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Recipe for a mini cake perfect for Mother’s Day
Today I have an idea for mini heart-shaped mini cakes perfect for Mother’s Day. These mini cakes look adorable, and you can change them as you like depending on the toppings used. I made them in the shape of hearts and layered them with a delicate pink cream. In this version, the mini cakes look incredibly charming, and your mothers will surely be delighted with them!
How to make heart-shaped mini cakes – tips
We start by baking a large, flat sponge cake. Then, we cut out hearts with a large cookie cutter. Gently sprinkle or brush each heart with a little water, sugar, and lemon juice. Pipe cream onto the cake – I made two flavor versions. One cream was traditional whipped cream, and the other was slightly strawberry-flavored. To get the strawberry flavor, I added strawberry jam with xylitol from Stovit to part of the whipped cream. This jam is quite fine, so I didn’t even have to blend it specially to add it to the cream.
Finally, we decorate the mini cakes with fresh fruits – such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries – and a fine sweet sprinkle. I got three such mini cakes – one had three layers of sponge cake, and two had four layers each. After preparing the mini cakes, you will have leftovers. Not only sponge cake, but you probably won’t use all the cream either.
How to use leftovers after preparing the mini cakes?
To avoid wasting products, you can make a very simple and quick trifle dessert from these leftovers. Add pieces of sponge cake to glasses, then layer with cream and fruit – you can make several layers. This dessert will surely appeal to children – and not only!
I hope you like my idea for these heart-shaped mini cakes and that you will make them for your mothers!
From my side, I wish all Mothers the very best, not only on their special day, but every day!
P.S.
I encourage you to try my other recipes for homemade cakes and cakes with cream.
Recommended cake recipes perfect for various occasions
If you like baking cakes and gifting them to your loved ones, family, and friends, be sure to check out my other recipes for delicious homemade cakes. You will surely find the perfect recipe for yourself here! Here are three such recipes:
Post prepared in cooperation with Stovit brand
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